Great art is never produced for its own sake. It is too difficult to be worth the effort. Robert Quillen artdifficulteffort Change image and share on social
I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they are really there because they're good or there because they're lucky. Katharine Hepburn artgoodinvolve Change image and share on social
Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not obtained by sentimental blackmail. Jean Cocteau artblackmailemotion Change image and share on social
An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture. Jean Cocteau artartistdiscuss Change image and share on social
What's becoming very obvious to me is that fashion is art. Lupita Nyong'o artfashionobvious Change image and share on social
Religion is the everlasting dialogue between humanity and God. Art is its soliloquy. Franz Werfel artdialogueeverlasting Change image and share on social
Surreal fiction is a sophisticated art form. Events happen divorced from conventional logic, as events in a dream may happen. But unlike dreams, everything in the story contributes to an overall coherent point, impression or emotion. Nancy Kress artcoherentcontribute share on social
Once the subject matter of rock n' roll changed from cars and pop love songs to songs about really true love and the blues and death and mortality, this light bulb went off in my head and I went, 'Oh, that's what they're doing. That's kind of - that's art.' David Chase artbluebulb share on social
I had a conversation with a biologist in an art gallery, and he persuaded me that it was possible to grow a dress from microbes. It was the craziest thing I had ever heard, but I'm a bit of a science fiction fan and I thought it sounded like an interesting challenge. Suzanne Lee artbiologistbite share on social
All architecture, classical or not, must have some sense of order, and order is much harder to achieve without the straight lines and right angles that have dominated the building art from time immemorial. Martin Filler achieveanglearchitecture share on social